The nine-episode season will premiere on Thursday, February 12 at 9/8c. with three episodes simulcast on the cable network and Hulu. New episodes will then be released weekly every Thursday on both platforms.
It was a love story that captured the attention of the nation. John F. Kennedy Jr. (Kelly) was the closest thing to American royalty. The country watched him grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation. Carolyn Bessette (Pidgeon) was a star in her own right. Fiercely independent and with a singular style, she rose from being a sales assistant to an executive at Calvin Klein, and became a trusted confidante of its eponymous founder. John and Carolyn's connection was immediate, electric and undeniable. As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart.
The series will also feature Grace Gummer as Carolin Kennedy; Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis; Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein; Leila George as Kelly Klein; Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette; and Constance Zimmer as Ann Marie Messina.
Connor Hines created the series inspired by the novel "One Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy" by Elizabeth Beller. He executive produces with Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, Tanase Popa and director Max Winkler. FX Productions, 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Productions produce.
